Tourist Visa From Peru Rejected - Please help

[gojev93]

Hello,
I'm looking for advice and suggestions on what do next after my future in-laws were denied a tourist visa last week. We did everything right.

I am a US citizen and my fiance is from Peru (approved and issued K-1 Visa) and we are set to get married Feb 7th, 2019. We wanted her immediate family to share that day with us. I wrote an invitation letter to them that they took with to the embassy in Peru along with proof of our upcoming wedding. They are good honest people! They only wanted to see their daughter and sister get married, go to Disney, and then return home. This is terrible and she is heartbroken.

We have decided to try again, but this time only her mom and brother will apply. Leaving her dad and other two siblings back home in Peru. This is a sacrifice but hopefully it helps. I posted the invitation letter that I will send below. Any suggestions to help them be approved this time?

Thank you for your time and your help is much appreciated
John V





U.S. Embassy of Peru 11/19/2018
Lima, Peru

Letter of Invitation for the mother and brother of Fany YYYY

Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing this letter to support the visitor visa application for the following members of Fany's immediate family.
Nancy YYYY - Peruvian passport number: ZZZ
Cristhian YYYY - Peruvian passport number: ZZZ

Their visa was rejected in the first interview so I am writing this letter to convince you that they are definitely not potential immigrants and convince you of their return to Trujillo, Peru upon completion of their 15 day visit. Their only intent is to be with Fany on the day of her marriage February 7, 2019. Obviously Fany and I wish her entire family could attend the wedding but we understand that we (and they) must make a sacrifice to assure at least her mom can be here with her on this special day for other her and myself.

Mrs. Nancy and her family are proud Peruvians and have no desire to leave their life in Trujillo. She and her husband together own their house in Trujillo and are looking forward to retirement. Nancy also has a successful career in Peru she must return to. She has been a registered nurse for over 30 years and must return to her job to collect her pension and full retirement benefits. Not only does Nancy have her husband and children to return to in Trujillo, but so many close ties they would never abandon as their entire extended family live in Trujillo. In addition to Nancy?s desire and assurance to return to Peru, her son Cristhian also has no desire to remain in the United States. He is a college student in Trujillo. He is ranked #1 in his academic class and must return to complete the fall semester for which he is enrolled.

I, John YYYY am a legal permanent resident of the United States and live at YYYY Jacksonville, FL 32218, a house in which I own. I work as a Financial Representative for Fidelity Investments in Jacksonville. I would be fully responsible for their well-being as they will stay at my home at the address indicated above and at the conclusion of their visit, and much before expiration of their tourist visa, I will make sure that they return safely to their home in YYYY Trujillo, Per?.
Your kind consideration to this request is greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,
John ZZZ

[krypton9591]

Hello,
I'm looking for advice and suggestions on what do next after my future in-laws were denied a tourist visa last week. We did everything right.

I am a US citizen and my fiance is from Peru (approved and issued K-1 Visa) and we are set to get married Feb 7th, 2019. We wanted her immediate family to share that day with us. I wrote an invitation letter to them that they took with to the embassy in Peru along with proof of our upcoming wedding. They are good honest people! They only wanted to see their daughter and sister get married, go to Disney, and then return home. This is terrible and she is heartbroken.

We have decided to try again, but this time only her mom and brother will apply. Leaving her dad and other two siblings back home in Peru. This is a sacrifice but hopefully it helps. I posted the invitation letter that I will send below. Any suggestions to help them be approved this time?

Thank you for your time and your help is much appreciated
John V





U.S. Embassy of Peru 11/19/2018
Lima, Peru

Letter of Invitation for the mother and brother of Fany YYYY

Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing this letter to support the visitor visa application for the following members of Fany's immediate family.
Nancy YYYY - Peruvian passport number: ZZZ
Cristhian YYYY - Peruvian passport number: ZZZ

Their visa was rejected in the first interview so I am writing this letter to convince you that they are definitely not potential immigrants and convince you of their return to Trujillo, Peru upon completion of their 15 day visit. Their only intent is to be with Fany on the day of her marriage February 7, 2019. Obviously Fany and I wish her entire family could attend the wedding but we understand that we (and they) must make a sacrifice to assure at least her mom can be here with her on this special day for other her and myself.

Mrs. Nancy and her family are proud Peruvians and have no desire to leave their life in Trujillo. She and her husband together own their house in Trujillo and are looking forward to retirement. Nancy also has a successful career in Peru she must return to. She has been a registered nurse for over 30 years and must return to her job to collect her pension and full retirement benefits. Not only does Nancy have her husband and children to return to in Trujillo, but so many close ties they would never abandon as their entire extended family live in Trujillo. In addition to Nancy?s desire and assurance to return to Peru, her son Cristhian also has no desire to remain in the United States. He is a college student in Trujillo. He is ranked #1 in his academic class and must return to complete the fall semester for which he is enrolled.

I, John YYYY am a legal permanent resident of the United States and live at YYYY Jacksonville, FL 32218, a house in which I own. I work as a Financial Representative for Fidelity Investments in Jacksonville. I would be fully responsible for their well-being as they will stay at my home at the address indicated above and at the conclusion of their visit, and much before expiration of their tourist visa, I will make sure that they return safely to their home in YYYY Trujillo, Per?.
Your kind consideration to this request is greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,
John ZZZ

unfortunately invitation letters don't always help much, you might try having them apply and self sponsor. that might increase their chances.

[Ola123456]

What were the questions they asked them during their interview? Can yo u share if you know?

Hello,
I'm looking for advice and suggestions on what do next after my future in-laws were denied a tourist visa last week. We did everything right.

I am a US citizen and my fiance is from Peru (approved and issued K-1 Visa) and we are set to get married Feb 7th, 2019. We wanted her immediate family to share that day with us. I wrote an invitation letter to them that they took with to the embassy in Peru along with proof of our upcoming wedding. They are good honest people! They only wanted to see their daughter and sister get married, go to Disney, and then return home. This is terrible and she is heartbroken.

We have decided to try again, but this time only her mom and brother will apply. Leaving her dad and other two siblings back home in Peru. This is a sacrifice but hopefully it helps. I posted the invitation letter that I will send below. Any suggestions to help them be approved this time?

Thank you for your time and your help is much appreciated
John V





U.S. Embassy of Peru 11/19/2018
Lima, Peru

Letter of Invitation for the mother and brother of Fany YYYY

Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing this letter to support the visitor visa application for the following members of Fany's immediate family.
Nancy YYYY - Peruvian passport number: ZZZ
Cristhian YYYY - Peruvian passport number: ZZZ

Their visa was rejected in the first interview so I am writing this letter to convince you that they are definitely not potential immigrants and convince you of their return to Trujillo, Peru upon completion of their 15 day visit. Their only intent is to be with Fany on the day of her marriage February 7, 2019. Obviously Fany and I wish her entire family could attend the wedding but we understand that we (and they) must make a sacrifice to assure at least her mom can be here with her on this special day for other her and myself.

Mrs. Nancy and her family are proud Peruvians and have no desire to leave their life in Trujillo. She and her husband together own their house in Trujillo and are looking forward to retirement. Nancy also has a successful career in Peru she must return to. She has been a registered nurse for over 30 years and must return to her job to collect her pension and full retirement benefits. Not only does Nancy have her husband and children to return to in Trujillo, but so many close ties they would never abandon as their entire extended family live in Trujillo. In addition to Nancy?s desire and assurance to return to Peru, her son Cristhian also has no desire to remain in the United States. He is a college student in Trujillo. He is ranked #1 in his academic class and must return to complete the fall semester for which he is enrolled.

I, John YYYY am a legal permanent resident of the United States and live at YYYY Jacksonville, FL 32218, a house in which I own. I work as a Financial Representative for Fidelity Investments in Jacksonville. I would be fully responsible for their well-being as they will stay at my home at the address indicated above and at the conclusion of their visit, and much before expiration of their tourist visa, I will make sure that they return safely to their home in YYYY Trujillo, Per?.
Your kind consideration to this request is greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,
John ZZZ

[gojev93]

What were the questions they asked them during their interview? Can yo u share if you know?

Nothing out of the usual.

"Why do you want to travel to the US?", "For how long", etc...

The officer smiled at them, typed for a minute... (They were sure their visa was approved at this point) But then the officer abruptly said "I'm sorry but your visa has been rejected at this time." No explanation.

[sasvi]

There is something really strange here...I would deny it as well.

In your post you said you are a US citizen. In your letter you said you are a legal permanent resident...those things are not the same. If you are a legal permanent resident, how did you get a fiance visa? Anyway...I am sure officers will also get the feeling something is wrong.

If your fiance is legally in US, with a K visa, why do YOU need to write a letter? At least she needs to write it explaining HER situation and that she is going to get married and that she would like to have her family with her. The ties with Peru (by the way, I know Trujillo - coincidence...), her family needs to explain, not her. I think they probably filled the DS160 in the wrong way, without including their ties with the country.

If the visa gets denied again (there is a possibility) honestly you should consider getting married in a ceremony for 2 here (in 15 minutes you can do it in Vegas), wait for paperwork (she needs her GC) and have the weeding party in Peru for all her family. If you are familiar with latin culture, you know that wedding parties have 100 people minimum and probably she would like to have her family and friends with her.

[gojev93]

There is something really strange here...I would deny it as well.

In your post you said you are a US citizen. In your letter you said you are a legal permanent resident...those things are not the same. If you are a legal permanent resident, how did you get a fiance visa? Anyway...I am sure officers will also get the feeling something is wrong.

If your fiance is legally in US, with a K visa, why do YOU need to write a letter? At least she needs to write it explaining HER situation and that she is going to get married and that she would like to have her family with her. The ties with Peru (by the way, I know Trujillo - coincidence...), her family needs to explain, not her. I think they probably filled the DS160 in the wrong way, without including their ties with the country.

If the visa gets denied again (there is a possibility) honestly you should consider getting married in a ceremony for 2 here (in 15 minutes you can do it in Vegas), wait for paperwork (she needs her GC) and have the weeding party in Peru for all her family. If you are familiar with latin culture, you know that wedding parties have 100 people minimum and probably she would like to have her family and friends with her.

Thank you for the reply, sasvi. I used a template for that letter and understood those terms to be one in the same. I'm a US citizen. Her new interview is December 6th. I'm debating on having her use my letter at all. Like you said, it is on HER to prove her ties to Peru. With her leaving her husband, job, and children behind, I'm hoping her visa is approved this time. Really hoping...

[miiki]

My husband and his family have all been through the process of getting visitor visas. The big thing that they all do is put a bunch of cash ($5-10K US equivalent) in their checking accounts along with showing their proof of ties to their country.

[gojev93]

unfortunately invitation letters don't always help much, you might try having them apply and self sponsor.

With the interview coming up, i'm starting to get anxiety... Anyone else have any opinions on this?

I think they probably filled the DS160 in the wrong way, without including their ties with the country.

The wrong way? I just don't remember a spot on the application to write down their ties to their home country.


Thanks in advance

[gojev93]

UPDATE!!
Just wanted to give an update that their visas were approved!! Thank goodness.


One question to anyone who has received a tourist visa... Does the Embassy mail you a packet that must remained sealed until arrival in the US like they do with a K1 visa? Thanks!

[Libra_14]

UPDATE!!
Just wanted to give an update that their visas were approved!! Thank goodness.


One question to anyone who has received a tourist visa... Does the Embassy mail you a packet that must remained sealed until arrival in the US like they do with a K1 visa? Thanks!

Nothing like that for USA tourist visa.

[nit_2012]

Please respond

UPDATE!!
Just wanted to give an update that their visas were approved!! Thank goodness.


One question to anyone who has received a tourist visa... Does the Embassy mail you a packet that must remained sealed until arrival in the US like they do with a K1 visa? Thanks!

Congratulations!!!! Could you please share more details? What questions they asked this time and did they check any documents/your invitation letter or anything?

Did they sponsor their trip themselves or you sponsored it? I am in same situation. Need help ASAP.

[minapee]

UPDATE!!
Just wanted to give an update that their visas were approved!! Thank goodness.


One question to anyone who has received a tourist visa... Does the Embassy mail you a packet that must remained sealed until arrival in the US like they do with a K1 visa? Thanks!

Great to hear. Congrats.

[gojev93]

Congratulations!!!! Could you please share more details? What questions they asked this time and did they check any documents/your invitation letter or anything?

Did they sponsor their trip themselves or you sponsored it? I am in same situation. Need help ASAP.

They asked very similar question as before. Basic questions. "Why do you want to travel to the US?" and "How will you pay for the trip?" They did take and read my invitation letter but I don't know if it made any difference. The officer typed for about 2 minutes and then said "Your tourist visa is approved. Enjoy the wedding."

Good luck to you!